oppressive
The origin and history of oppressive.
Etymology
Built from oppress plus the adjective ending -ive, ultimately from Latin opprimere, "to press down or crush."
The origin and history of oppressive.
Built from oppress plus the adjective ending -ive, ultimately from Latin opprimere, "to press down or crush."
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